Today's News

The Lancaster News welcomes news from your family. Whether you are getting married, celebrating many years of wedded bliss or announcing an engagement, we want to know.

Weddings, engagement, anniversary and birth announcements appear in The Lancaster News on Sundays. Announcements are published in the order in which we receive them. Due to the volume of announcements and limited space in our paper, it may take three to four weeks for your announcement to appear.

Registration dates have been set for the 2009-10 school year. No general school fees will be charged this year, though some fees may be charged for activities, such as band, driver education, clubs and yearbooks.

School insurance will not be on sale during registration.

All students new to the district must complete a student information form and provide two proofs of residency. They are asked to bring report cards and any other available records from the school attended last year and will not be allowed to register without the following documents:

As she stood by her parents at North Elementary School’s orientation Thursday, she appeared eager to begin another year. Her mother, Melody Blackmon, said it’s the comfort she has with her teacher that’s makes her at ease.

Anna’s new teacher, David Warren, worked with her during a camp over the summer. The two have already established a good rapport.

INDIAN LAND – Daune Gardner is hoping a partnership between Lancaster and Union counties could bring thousands of jobs to the area.

Gardner, the mayor of Waxhaw, in Union County, N.C., is looking to forge a deal that would create a research park on land in both counties.

Gardner laid out her plan at last week’s Indian Land Rotary Club meeting, speaking to several members of the community. At the meeting, she explained how the idea formed and how a research park could benefit members of both counties.

This is in response to Furman Joye’s letter, “Writer cautions Americans to be alert,” in the July 10 edition of The Lancaster News. Mr. Joye is very concerned about America’s recent economic convulsions. I think he and I can agree on that point.

However, Mr. Joye appears to believe that the Obama administration is the cause of them. I would like to respond to some of his points individually.

Horray for the Lancaster County Library. Thank you, thank you, thank Youthbuild. We would like to say a big thank all the staff members of the Lancaster County Library who worked so hard to make Terrific Tuesdays be creative at the library. It was a huge success this summer. Our children really enjoyed the program each week and their teachers did, too.

Getting all those wonderful prizes was a plus.

Even our younger children are already learning the importance of a good book. We are already looking forward to next summer to see what adventures you will have for us.

Singled out that I characterized those who attended the TEA party as mean-spirited caused some concern in my household. My wife suggested I refrain from further comment, which would only result in a “Who shot John” battle over newsprint space with no clear winner, other than the guy selling pulpwood.

This letter is intended for the community members and their families in the Erwin neighborhood. I live in a nice family-oriented area near Erwin Elementary School. I know all of my neighbors and often spend time together with our children. It is a great place to live and I have thoroughly enjoyed being able to have the sense of family, friendship and neighborly fellowship. This feeling has been questioned recently by the acts of senseless members of nearby areas.